Steve Austin Scheduled For Tests With Doctors on August 10th

After about six weeks of silence, there is finally something to report about Steve Austin¿s neck injury and the prognosis for his return. Austin underwent surgery for bone spurs in his neck back in January. The surgery required a procedure called ¿grafting,¿ where the doctors removed the bone spurs and replaced them with healthy bone. Since that time, the doctors have been waiting for the graft to ¿take¿ (grow back into the rest of the bone). They were hopeful that this would occur back in May but it had not happened at that time, pushing Austin¿s target date for recovery back until around Survivor Series 2000.

Back in June, we reported that the next update on Austin¿s condition wouldn't come until sometime in August, when he would once again be examined by his neck specialist. PWTorch reports that examination is scheduled for today, August 10th.

The tests Austin will undergo today will determine whether or not he can return to the ring, (although doctors feel that this is a near certainty), and the timeline of when we can expect to see him back (currently November 2000). The tests will also tell Austin how much neck mobility he has and whether or not he can work a full schedule, or just select dates.